North Korea blasts U.S.-South Korea summit deal for escalating tension
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea criticised a recent U.S-South Korea agreement to bolster the deployment of American…
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China factory activity unexpectedly shrinks in April
By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly shrank in April, official data showed on Sunday,…
Chess-China’s Ding Liren defies odds to become world champion
By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) – China’s Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday as the 17th world chess champion in a…
Biden, India’s Modi to meet Pacific island leaders, Papua New Guinea PM says
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, will join Pacific Islands…
Tesla Models S, X unavailable in some Asia-Pacific countries, website shows
(Reuters) – Tesla’s Model S and Model X were not available for order in some Asia-Pacific countries, including Australia, Thailand,…
China non-manufacturing activity expands more slowly in April – official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s non-manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace in April, official data showed on Sunday, a discouraging…
SoftBank’s Arm registers for blockbuster U.S. IPO
By Anirban Sen and Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) -SoftBank Group Corp’s chip maker Arm Ltd has filed with regulators…
Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks in Washington on Sunday
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold a new round of talks in Washington on Sunday to try to normalise…
Pfizer pledge for more equal access to RSV shot faces hurdles
By Jennifer Rigby and Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc has pledged to deliver critical new medicines more quickly…
China’s Didi sees 2022 revenue hit by COVID, net loss narrows
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese ride hailing giant Didi Global on Saturday reported a 19% year-on-year fall in 2022 revenue, as…